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a composition in verse in which a person expresses a strong feeling of love or respect for someone or something
This poem is titled, "An Ode to My Mother."
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Recent Examples of ode
So Good: Oscar gave a collective hug to fire victims by opening the show with a chill-inducing ode to our beloved L.A. with iconic moments from Rocky III, La La Land, Grand Canyon, La Bamba and The Big Lebowski, followed with gorgeous performances by Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande.
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Lynette Rice, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2025
Her sartorial odes to Challengers and Dune were some of last year’s most standout red carpet moments.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2025
An ode to the urban influence taking over an inclusive league.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
The retrospective’s subtitle, The Messenger, nods to both one of his works—a canvas ode to Art Blakey—and his mission.
—Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 22 Feb. 2025
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Lynette Rice, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2025
Her sartorial odes to Challengers and Dune were some of last year’s most standout red carpet moments.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2025
An ode to the urban influence taking over an inclusive league.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
The retrospective’s subtitle, The Messenger, nods to both one of his works—a canvas ode to Art Blakey—and his mission.
—Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 22 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ode
Noun
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Tender gestures, songs and poems become a conduit for communicating with nature and healing the Earth.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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The star quilt poems also work collectively or relationally.—
Melissa Ragain,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Artificial intelligence has never been more powerful, constantly expanding its litany of flexes — from generating sonnets and fantastical images to believably mimicking emotions, all while churning through mountains of data faster than any human being could.—
Adriana Lee,
WWD,
26 Nov. 2024
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And that a major plot in the novels involves sentient, talking animals that love sonnets and science?—
Constance Grady,
Vox,
20 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Stone’s rich, soulful voice and heartfelt lyrics were felt far and wide, earning her multiple Grammy nominations and a lasting influence in the neo-soul genre.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
1 Mar. 2025
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The agreement emerged from extensive discussions between SWA’s lyrics team featuring Puneet Sharma, Raj Shekhar, Hussain Haidry, Danish Javed, and Shellee, alongside MCAI representatives Indrajit Sharma and Vipin Mishra.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
28 Feb. 2025
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Especially since Venus will retrograde in Aries next month for the first time since spring 2017 which may make this time rhyme with that time.—
Colin Bedell,
Them,
31 Jan. 2025
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Reporting for Box News, the faux network rhymes with another fake news organization known for spreading information, bearing a very familiar logo.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
26 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Lyft drivers lament: Getting driven around Indianapolis revealed a painful truth.—
Troy Renck,
The Denver Post,
1 Mar. 2025
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In it, the cast involved laments not being able to do their own Challengers bit with Only Murders in the Building stars Steve Martin and Martin Short (now a first-time SAG awardee for the role).—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
23 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In the end, Brady Corbet’s historic epic, made for under $10 million, earned close to $16 million at the domestic box office and more than $41 million worldwide.—
Jordan Mintzer,
The Hollywood Reporter,
4 Mar. 2025
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Oscars Viewers See The Substance Parallels in Demi Moore’s Academy Award Fate Fifty-one-year-old Adrien Brody also took home the Best Actor award for his performance in the post-war epic The Brutalist.—
Chad de Guzman,
TIME,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The Lady Olive certainly sank: All of its crew members escaped in lifeboats, singing psalms to stave off hypothermia, and were saved after 36 hours at sea.—
Sean Kingsley,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Feb. 2025
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He is known as the patron saint of bookbinders and wrote an illustrative book of psalms while at the monastery of St. Finnian, according to Discovering Ireland.—
Joyce Orlando,
The Tennessean,
15 Mar. 2024
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Love Is Blind thrives on overwrought music cues, and its soaring, on-the-nose ballads are just another layer of the show’s orchestrated melodrama.—
Clover Hope,
Pitchfork,
7 Mar. 2025
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The group was equally adept with dancefloor fodder and gentle ballads.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Ode.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ode. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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